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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-11

…earing the case, which acquits the natural person(s) prosecuted on the basis of articles 221-6, 221-19 and 221-20 of the Criminal Code, requires the company to take all measures to restore normal heal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-18

…ria:1° They are carried out with a person mentioned in the second paragraph of II of Article R. 214-19 ; 2° They are governed by a master agreement referred to in articles L. 211-36 and L. 211-36-1; 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Replacement

Article R5125-39

The replacement of a pharmacist holding a dispensary other than those mentioned in article L. 5125-19 is carried out under the following conditions: 1° For an absence of between four months and one ye…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-8

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-3

…ocal authority staff;6° Under the conditions set out in Article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to the servic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-29-2

…article R. 123-19, where list A materials and products containing asbestos have been used…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-1

…es of wild fauna and flora listed in the annexes to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein, as well as th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article L2334-35

After constitution of the quota for the benefit of the territorial constituencies of Wallis and Futuna, the communes as well as the groupings of communes of the overseas collectivities and New Caledon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-30

I.-Each of the safety studies provided for in article R. 4462-3, to which is attached the report of the consultation of the social and economic committee, is submitted for approval to the regional dir…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L72-103-2

…ocal authority staff;6° Under the conditions set out in Article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 containing statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to th…

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